PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Armstrong (ranked 2926 p4p, 3680 weight class) and Mafula Kape (ranked 279 p4p, 330 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Armstrong
vs
Kape

169 cm
22
156
5 - 7 - 0

177 cm
22
145
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

AVALON

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mafula Kape!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with the combination.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Kape throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Kape, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kape dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Armstrong. That did some damage!
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kape.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kape connects with an inside leg kick.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kape is just out of range.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kape has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kape has taken the fight to the clinch.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by Kape.
Kape lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kape lands a nice uppercut.
Armstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A body shot lands from Kape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kape lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Kape throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Kape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kape.
Kape lands a body punch.
Armstrong working hard to break the clinch.
Kape lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kape tries to throw a body punch but Armstrong avoids it by throwing Kape back against the cage.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Kape.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
Armstrong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kape scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kape pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kape lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Armstrong.
Kape lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Kape controls the action.
Armstrong misses with the head strike.
Kape struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
Kape lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Kape gets through Armstrong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kape lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kape scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Kape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kape.
Kape swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kape misses with a punch to the body.
Kape lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kape.
Kape scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kape.
Kape misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kape pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kape pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Kape.

Armstrong is rocked!
A short uppercut from Kape.
Oh Armstrong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kape working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kape lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Armstrong to his knees! Kape keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mafula Kape!